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April 20, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints New Boards For SEC, NAICOM

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new boards for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). A statement issued on Friday by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, explained that the President anticipates that...

December 29, 2023 No Responses

NGX Group Appoints Popoola GMD/CEO, Oscar Onyema Retires

Further to the receipt of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s No-Objection to the announcement of the appointment, Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) has announced the appointment of Mr. Temi Popoola as GMD/CEO designate effective 1 January 2...

December 3, 2023 No Responses

SEC Harps On Collaboration To Enhance Economic Growth

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for an active collaboration between the government and market participants to enhance market growth and facilitate economic development. The Director-General of SEC, Mr Lamido Yuguda, made the...

November 28, 2023 No Responses

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L-R: Chief Finance Officer, Presco Plc, Johnson Amandor; Director, Presco Plc, HRH (Prince) Aiguobasinmwin O. Akenzua; Director Presco Plc, Chief (Dr.) Bassey E.O Edem,MFR, Managing Director, Presco Plc, Felix Nwabuko; Director, Presco Plc, Mr. Osa Osunde;...

September 29, 2023 No Responses

Presco’s Shareholders Get N8.6b Dividend For 2022

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com Shareholders of Presco Plc have approved payment of final dividend of 660 kobo per share, indicating N6.6billion for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company had paid an interim dividend of 200kobo pe...

September 2, 2023 No Responses

Unclaimed Dividends: NGX Seeks More Awareness, Financial Literacy

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has said that a mix of financial literacy and awareness can help to reduce the growing number of unclaimed dividends in the capital market. This is coming after efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) t...

August 29, 2023 No Responses

SEC Seals Offices of Stockmatch

As part of measures to ensure unregistered entities are not allowed to engage in capital market functions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Tuesday, sealed the premises of Stockmatch Investments Ltd in Maiduguri, Borno State for allegedly engag...

August 6, 2023 No Responses

SEC, PENCOM, NGX To Host Webinar On Securities Lending

In line with its commitment to enhance investor participation in the Nigerian capital market, boost secondary market liquidity, and facilitate savings mobilization to drive economic growth, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in collaboration with the Securities a...

August 2, 2023 No Responses

SEC, FMMSD To Collaborate On Raising Capital For Non-Oil Sector

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Capital Market Community are to partner with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and other stakeholders to promote the use of alternative means of raising capital such as Non-Interest product...

August 1, 2023 No Responses

NGX Market Capitalisation Up By N1.8trillion In July

Transactions at Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed the month of July 2023 on a positive note as earnings and dividend declaration from quoted companies helped NGX market cap gain N1.814 trillion. The gain was also supported by insider dealings among...

July 10, 2023 No Responses

SEC Urges FRSC Personnel To Shun Ponzi Schemes

Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps have been urged to avoid Ponzi schemes and only invest in entities registered with the regulatory body.The Securities and Exchange Commission gave the advise during an investor enlightenment programme tagged “Investo...

June 26, 2023 No Responses

SEC Explains Amendments To Rules On Shelf Registration

The Securities and Exchange Commission( SEC) has exposed some Proposed amendments to rules on Shelf Registration and Pre-offer Waiting Period. SEC at the weekend explained that the Sundry Amendments are being made to Rule 279(3) on Shelf Registration and...

June 17, 2023 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu, SEC, NGX, IFC Renews Call For Gender-Focused Initiatives

The Governor, Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have all renewed calls for more gender-focused initiatives that will create increase...

May 9, 2023 No Responses

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L-R Representative Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cote D’Ivoire Mrs Honorine Ovedraojo, Head, Securities and Investment Services Department, SEC Nigeria Mr Sa’ad Abdulsalam, Representative SEC Cote D’Ivoire Mr Barago Issouf...